Jewelry display book

Abstract

The disclosure is directed to a soft, book-like container for storing and displaying items of jewelry. The container generally comprises a pliable, foldable cover element made from a first, durable material and a page-like section made from a second, fabric material. The page-like section is affixed along one side edge to the cover element and is arranged relative to the cover element to permit folding of the cover element about the page-like fabric section to contain the page-like fabric section, Moreover, the page-like fabric section comprises a fabric loop having exterior jewelry display surfaces and inner mounting cap surfaces.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A soft container for storing and displaying items of jewelry, which comprises: a pliable, foldable cover element made from a first, durable material; and   a page-like section made from a second pliable material affixed along one side edge to said cover element and being arranged relative to the cover element to permit the folding of the cover element from the page-like section to contain the page-like section;   the page-like section being further arranged relative to the cover element to be rotatable about the one side edge;   the page-like section comprising a loop of the second pliable material having exterior jewelry display surfaces and inner mounting cap surfaces; and   a protective layer affixed to the cover element and arranged to cover at least one exterior jewelry display surface when the cover element is folded about the page-like section.   
     
     
       2. The soft container of claim 1 wherein the protective layer comprises a felt section. 
     
     
       3. A soft container for storing and displaying items of jewelry, which comprises: a pliable, foldable cover element made from a first, durable material;   a page-like section made from a second pliable material affixed along one side edge to said cover element and being arranged relative to the cover element to permit the folding of the cover element about the page-like section to contain the page-like section;   the page-like section being further arranged relative to the cover element to be rotatable about the one side edge;   the page-like section comprising a loop of the second pliable material having exterior jewelry display surfaces and inner mounting cap surfaces; and   a protective layer affixed to the page-like section and arranged to cover at least one exterior jewelry display surface when the cover element is folded about the page-like section.   
     
     
       4. The soft container of claim 3 wherein the protective layer comprises a felt section. 
     
     
       5. The soft container of claim 3 wherein the cover element comprises a two ply element including an exterior ply made from a durable material and an interior ply made from a material having a soft surface texture. 
     
     
       6. The soft container of claim 5 wherein a plurality of parallel stitch lines are formed in the interior ply to provide a ribbed, cushion surface. 
     
     
       7. The soft container of claim 3 and further a closure element affixed to the cover element to secure the cover element when it is folded about the page-like section. 
     
     
       8. The soft container of claim 3 wherein the first, durable material comprises nylon and the second, pliable material comprises a corduroy fabric. 
     
     
       9. The soft container of claim 5 wherein the exterior ply comprises nylon and the interior ply comprises nylon taffeta.